diff --git a/lib/spack/spack/package.py b/lib/spack/spack/package.py
index 23254815c19..c07f8f875d2 100644
--- a/lib/spack/spack/package.py
+++ b/lib/spack/spack/package.py
@@ -106,8 +106,16 @@
 from spack.variant import any_combination_of, auto_or_any_combination_of, disjoint_sets
 from spack.version import Version, ver
 
-# These are just here for editor support; they will be replaced when the build env
-# is set up.
-make = MakeExecutable("make", jobs=1)
-ninja = MakeExecutable("ninja", jobs=1)
-configure = Executable(join_path(".", "configure"))
+# These are just here for editor support; they may be set when the build env is set up.
+configure: Executable
+make_jobs: int
+make: MakeExecutable
+ninja: MakeExecutable
+python_include: str
+python_platlib: str
+python_purelib: str
+python: Executable
+spack_cc: str
+spack_cxx: str
+spack_f77: str
+spack_fc: str